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Make a free guideLooking for a Intermediate Blue equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Intermediate Blue (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Fanatic, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Metal Color, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Speedpaint, Army Painter Colour Primer, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Game Color Effects, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Intermediate Blue, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Green LinerReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Death Korps DrabCitadel ColourGreat match
- BaseIntermediate BlueAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Grey CastleArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Worn StoneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.